19 Quotes by Lauri Hakala

When it comes down to it we play well as a team. I think we were more consistent in the critical moments toward the end.

Let's just say I'm glad that I stayed and nothing this year is the same as last.

I felt like our middles were blocking everything.

I'm so glad I came to UH. We have a really good program, we have good teammates and we are well-coached.

That way when the opponent thinks I'm going to hit it hard, I can tip the ball. That gives you another weapon.

We're part of a team. You don't get any individual recognition if you don't have a good guy setting the ball, if you don't have the thousands and thousands of reps with your teammates. The fact that our entire team made all-conference is very great. It's a good testament to the coaches, too, and to ourselves, and to how hard we worked.

We just stopped playing and I don't have a reason for it. We haven't played like that all season.

At the beginning, we were kind of careful, I'd say. If you try to be too careful, good things don't follow. You don't have confidence.

They always play good volleyball and we have to really be prepared. I think we are the better team, I think we wanted it more, we stayed focused.